Fastener for pocket-lighters.



J. M. N. MANENT.

FASTENER FOR-POCKET LIGHTBRS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30,1912.

1,089,936, Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

FFTGE.

JEAN MARIE NICOLAS MANENT, OF TOULOUSE, FRANCE.

FASTENER FOR POCKET-LIGHTERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 10, 19 M.

Application filed July 30, 1912. Serial No. 712,331.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JEAN Manic NICOLAS hTANEN'JT, a citizen of the French Republic, residing at Ll Rue Gambetta,Toulouse, France, have invented new and useful Iniprovenients inFasteners for Pocket-Lighters, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to cases such as are adapted for use inconnection with antomatic light strikers and more especially tofttStCHtBlS thereitor.

The prii'icipal object oi? the invention is to i1i'i )i'ove the generalconstruction of devices of this character.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists ingeneral of certain novel details of construction and co1nbination ofparts hereinafter tally described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, like charactors of reference indicate likeparts in the several views, and Figure 1 is an elevation as seen fromoutside, with the hinged lid raised. Fig. 1 is a detail view. Fig. 2 isan elevation oi? the casing partly in section to show all the innerparts, with the lid raised as in Fig. 1.

This device consists of a casing 1 having a lid 2 hinged as at 3. Thelighting wheel 9 common to such devices is mounted on an axis 10 lefthand screwed in a frame 11 made integral with the :age 7; the said wheelis hollowed and has a projecting shoulder and three holes one of whichis shown on the drawing as 12 for ei'igaging a spring 13 shaped as shownin the drawings and the bent part 1?) of which is hooked to a rod 14.-extending through the lid 2 so as to limit the opening of the latter.Such opening is effected ai'itomatically under the action of a spring15, called operating spring, when disengaging the snap fastening 16which enacting with the locking-pin 17 keeps the lid closed. i

\Vhen it is desired to strike a light, which operation is effectedautonniticall'y while opening the lid 2, the locking-pin 17 must bedisengaged from the snap-fastening and this result can be obtained byoperating a stud 18, guided in a bayonet slot 19, which on being liftedup carries with it an inner unlocking bolt 20 which presses against thetongue 16 and disengages the opening 16 in the latter from the lockingpin 17. Then the lid opens automatically. The unlockingbolt 20 isreturned to its lower position, at the same time as the operating stud18, by means of a spring 91 connected at its lower end to a stopper 22which can he taken out when it is desired to take the mechanism topieces. In the interior of the lid is also arranged an extinguisher 33which upon the lid being closed cxtinguishes the flame wick 23, and thetinder wick 29.

Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of myinvention and in what manner it is to be carried out what I claim is Inautomatic pocket lamps having a reccptacle provided with a bayonet slotand a lid hinged thereto, locking means for said receptacle consistingof a latch on said lid having a cam portion and a lug on saidreceptacle, a manually operated bolt having a stud projecting throughsaid slot and adapted to he moved vertically and rotated horizontallyagainst said earn portion for disengaging said latch from said lug, substantially as described.

in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twowitnesses.

JEAN lllMtIll NICOLAS MANEN'I.

\Vitnesses J. I). Use, A. II. Rustler.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, G.

